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Latest News in Telecommunications

  • November 04, 2026

    Sony Must Face Trimmed Suit Over Smart TV Data Collection

    A California federal judge has tossed the bulk of a proposed class action accusing Sony of collecting and selling smart TV users' viewing data without consent, finding that the plaintiffs had failed to adequately plead more than a dozen wiretap and privacy allegations while leaving two common law claims intact.

  • November 04, 2026

    Nike Scores Quick OK For Appeal In Wash. Spam Class Action

    A Washington state judge greenlighted Nike Inc.'s bid for a quick appeal Tuesday in a case accusing the apparel giant of sending customers misleading advertising emails, clearing the way for appellate review of whether alleging violations of Washington's antispam statute automatically establishes economic injury under the state's consumer protection law.

  • November 04, 2026

    NM Broadband Officials Say State Still Needs E-Rate

    As the Federal Communications Commission considers the future of the E-Rate program, which subsidizes the cost of internet for schools and libraries, including whether to sunset it entirely, New Mexico has told the agency that ending the program would be a mistake.

  • November 04, 2026

    Full Fed. Circ. Won't Look At Inventor's Location Patents

    The full Federal Circuit on Wednesday declined to review a decision turning down an inventor's attempt to revive her computer-locating patents that were invalidated by the Patent Trial and Appeal Board after being challenged by Google and Microsoft.

  • November 04, 2026

    SpaceX Says Data Shows Need To Sunset High-Cost Program

    SpaceX has urged a Federal Communications Commission member to consider a phaseout of a high-cost program that serves rural areas, pointing to new data it says shows increasing overlap between subsidized and competing services.

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Areas of Coverage

  • AGENCIES
  • Federal Communications Commission
  • Federal Trade Commission
  • U.S. Department of Justice, Antitrust Division
  • Consumer Financial Protection Bureau
  • White House Office of Science and Technology Policy
  • National Telecommunications and Information Administration
  • State and local telecom regulators
  • POLICY & REGULATION
  • Antitrust, consumer protection, and privacy controls
  • Telecom lobbying
  • International telecom regulation and legislation
  • ENFORCEMENT
  • Surveillance investigations and enforcement
  • FCC administrative proceedings
  • Merger reviews
  • LITIGATION
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  • Consumer litigation and class actions
  • Privacy disputes, including government surveillance complaints and data breach suits
  • Intellectual property issues, including piracy actions
  • International trade suits
  • Fights over telecom regulatory limits
  • Labor and employment suits
  • Shareholder litigation
  • Bankruptcy proceedings
  • TRANSACTIONS
  • Mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
  • Telecom infrastructure projects
  • Share buybacks and stock splits
  • PROFILES
  • Personnel moves
  • Profiles of telecommunications law practices

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